Questions have surrounded the Milwaukee Bucks’ backcourt through much of the 2012-13 season, with both Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings facing the possibility of hitting the free-agency market in different capacities.

While Jennings, a restricted free agent, will have to wait before his situation can play out, Ellis might have already showed his cards. Ellis informed the Bucks he will out of the one-year, $11 million remaining on his contract with the team to become an unrestricted free agent, according to ESPN.com’s Chris Broussard, who cited league sources.

Ellis was traded to Milwaukee in a 2011-12 deal that sent center Andrew Bogut to the Golden State Warriors. With that, he joined Jennings in a backcourt of undersized guards with elite scoring ability. In a similar situation, back in Golden State, Ellis said he and point guard Stephen Curry couldn’t coexist on the same team.

There is no indication that Ellis harbors similar feelings about his chemistry with Jennings, though their size issue became clear in a first-round sweep loss to the Miami Heat.

Outside of their size disadvantage, Ellis and Jennings appeared to complement one another well as teammates last season. In his first full season in Milwaukee, Ellis embraced distributor duties and shared the ball, something he never needed to focus on as the No.1 scoring option in Golden State.

Ellis struggled shooting but produced his best year as a passer, averaging 19.2 points, 6.0 assists and 3.9 rebounds in leading the Bucks to an appearance in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Jennings added 17.5 points, 6.5 assists and 3.1 rebounds.